Posts by Jason Hindle 640 posts • joined 24 Jun 2009
They're quite mixed. I'd probably avoid the first iteration (but when was that not true?) and perhaps wait for more of the software (especially Office, it seems) to be natively compiled to the new processor. It's a compelling idea, but the devil is in the implementation.
I had to spend a little time in Out Patients, at a hospital last year. A few days later, I received a copy of a letter from the consultant, addressed to my GP. Being in the same business as your average El Reg reader, and therefore being a picky bastard, I did of course check with said GP who was delighted with the letter I handed to her!
To say the NHS is in a bit of a mess would be the understatement of the century. As far as I can tell, it’s mostly down to whichever government.
And when was the last time a proprietary peripheral port succeeded in a mass market product?
Bluetooth Module for Handspring Visor, and the original Ericsson T68, for me.
For me, getting existing software running well, in the ARM environment is key. If Microsoft screws that up, they fail. Full sized USB? Sure, as long as it’s USB-C, with all the bells and whistles (and there’s more than one of them).
An iPad sized/weight device, with an ARM based processor, running full Windows (preferably with LTE) appeals, but I think it takes someone other than Microsoft to get it on the market at the right price/quality to gain any traction.
Apple have been smart, recently, with the iPad. The base model is more powerful than ever, can do more, and the bar to entry is pretty low. Apple have the tablet market sewn up nicely, In this space, I can see Google catching up and succeeding, with Chromebook, and Microsoft failing.
"The first question worth asking, in this case, is whether the publisher was in fact doing anything wrong, considering that mining cryptocurrency is not illegal or unethical by itself."
Hmmm... This statement deserves a little scrutiny. If you're using my resources for personal gain, without my knowledge of consent, then I think there's a pretty strong argument for unethical behaviour.
Just as soon as they’re the only cars on the road. Puny AI can’t cope with the Human Factor.
That exist within the cloud (i.e. the whole point of a Chromebook)?
“Downloading a special program just to properly handle line endings is a bit overkill when there's an alternative already installed.”
That’s an interesting definition of special.
Obviously, the monochrome sensor is higher resolution but, so far, I’ve only managed to use it with the Phone's own camera app (Select Mono, then either Pro or Portrait). For colour photography, download Adobe Photoshop CC and use that as your camera. It takes DNGs, and Adobe Sensei (just press auto) does a reliable job of processing these with near zero effort. The camera isn’t fully supported, at the moment, so noise management is a bit off for photos processed in Adobe.
Sample photos:
https://flickr.com/photos/33337735@N00/sets/72157689868399490
https://flickr.com/photos/33337735@N00/sets/72157695798253475
https://flic.kr/p/244XQ2A
I do use Chrome for a couple of thibgs, on W10, and haven't seen any issues since the big April update.
“OK so with the iPad Pro, keyboard and pencil I dropped as much as I did on my Pro but it’s much faster (yes really) editing photos using LightRoom mobile”
I have a fully mobile workflow based around Lightroom CC and Snapseed (mostly smaller format cameras, but also the rather large raw files from my Sony full frame body). And that’s just on an old iPad Air 2. With most of Lightroom running in the cloud, the oomph of something bigger and badder isn’t as necessary as it once was. That said, I wouldn’t mind something newer and pencil compatible; if I need to make any local adjustments, it’s next stop MacBook Pro (and Lightroom Classic).
Well, two ends.... At the top end, you've got iPads that are better suited to some (but not all) professionals than ever before. At the bottom end, the bar to entry is currently quite low, and what you get from a base level iPad is nicer than similarly (or higher) priced none iPad competition.
At its price point, it's something of a niche/luxury product. Most people who buy into iOS are going to buy something cheaper. I almost bought one*, because I like to flip/flop between Android and iOS when it comes to my phone. I like both, and the resale value of iPhones is generally better than for Android phones (something always bearing in mind if, like me, you watch your TCO).
* Got curious and bought a Huawei instead (complete with a set of Bose headphones for pre-ordering, which mitigates the fact the phone will be worth thruppence this time next year).
I think the point of the article is that Google want to have their cake and eat it. Apple appears to have stopped at cake acquisition.
I assumed most would simply pick up whatever phone they could afford, online, and go for a SIM only contract.
Actual Windows 10 running on actual ARM will give Microsoft a way back. Pity the App Store strategy has been badly botched. Microsoft have a very slim chance at a way back. I don’t think I’ve seen a product strategy blown so badly so often.
But I have a hard time believing IP telephony will be as robust the the system it replaces.
“Population: 40,493 at the 2010 census. Presumably USA same-named small towns would be likely to have a gene pool largely from the original town's emigrants.”
So, US but Normal For Norfolk?
They’re pretty objective but.... Say nothing about pleasing the JPEGs will look. Both Samsung and Apple have super JPEG processing that look pleasing and squeeze everything they can from those small sensors. My P20, OTOH, has the DXO bragging rights (and shoots raw), but the JPEGs are a bit hit and miss depending on the shooting scenario.
They’re all very alike, so it boils down to comfort and what you want to do with it. I do way too much with mine. I’ve commented here, before, that it’s quite the single point of failure (notwithstanding the backup I always have handy).
Like the Pro, it gets higher DXO scores than the Samsung S9, Google Pixel 2 and Apple iPhone X. Likewise, as per this this review, Huawei's JPEG processing most certainly lags. The HDR mode in particular looks quite poor compared to my Nexus 5X. This is not a good phone camera for a dreary day. Playing to its strengths, however, which are good light and low light (e.g. indoors), it's looking very promising.
I'm not finding the iOS aping interface a problem at all. Nor does the notch bother me either way. There are use cases where face recognition doesn't work well for me. Something to do with how the phone detects movement, I think. Picking the phone up from a table or desk, the screen switches on and face recognition works pretty flawlessly. Taking the phone out of my pocket, OTOH, it often fails to activate.
Speed wise, the phone fast and slick, so no complaints there.
The 128GB storage, be default, appeals to me. I do a lot of photography with real cameras and like to get my photos backed up to Lightroom CC while on the go. I'm finding shuntting a lot of 4G data the easy part, whereas the storage on Nexus 5X is starting to be a severe limiting factor. A nice phone camera is a bonus though.
Is this meant to encourage manufacturing away from China, to other more trade friendly (but still cheap) bits of the world (thinking Vietnam or Thailand)?
Well a biscuit is a bread product, in the US. I remember my first time in a US McDonalds (Wichita, KS), causing confusion by asking for a sausage and egg McMuffin. They suggested a sausage and egg Biscuit, instead.
There’s also more than one way to skin an OS; a trick that Microsoft sadly missed as they collectively practiced their favourite yoga position*. Apple may well converge their divergent branches such that the average iOS or OSX user wouldn’t really experience much of a difference. True, there’s lots that can go wrong, but a botched solution is hardly forgone conclusion.
* The one where the practitioner demonstrates tremendous core strength and flexibility by bending over backwards and sticking their head up their own arse. The real skill is in the removal.
Good point. I don't imagine the existing Linux virtual machines I run (via VirtualBox), on my current Mac, will work.
Existing software may well still work, by some method (translation to new instruction set, on first use, for example). Microsoft's approach is certainly aiming to do that (albeit only with 32 bit software, which seems pretty half arsed to me).
Indeed. When Apple moved from PowerPC, there was a sense of “How the hell will they pull that of”. Now it will be a case of “So what”.
I’ll put money on Apple making this a success before Microsoft (who are supporting the launch of ARM based Windows 10 laptops, this year) and friends.
So, not only do they want lower tourist numbers, they also want a lower quality of tourist? I doubt your average Daily Mail reader* is exactly the last of the big spenders, when on that annual Flori-duh holiday.
* Daily Mail reader perhaps used as a euphemism for the Nothing to Hide/Nothing to Fear brigade.
I don’t imagine there’s a massive difference in cost between FTTC and bog standard ADSL. Also, don’t forget that BT now own a massive mobile network, so wireless 4G/5G solutions (combined with microwave radio, if sufficient line of site available, or satellite if not) might be more cost effective for the most difficult locations.
Is any obligation going to be placed on major land owners, in terms of allowing equipment on (or under) their land?
“Just slap a Raspberry-Pi in there and be done with it...”
Like a mate of mine did with an old PC tower case. It looked comical, on the inside, but also a bit Sci-Fi.
Microsoft made another attempt to get consumers and software suppliers to use their online store; quit immediately when they didn’t get the instant and spectacular results they were expecting? Time for a rethink at the top, I think.
Apple simply can’t escape the commoditisation of the smartphone market. There’s not a great deal you can do with the X that you can’t also do with something cheaper. There’s a strong case for buying a well supported something that does what you need fast, but the arguments for a luxury item aren’t so strong. That’s not to say Apple is doomed. I understand the 8 is delivering plenty of shareholder value.
"How will it benefit the country that farmers can get 10mbs download speed? I only get 1mbps and I live in a city centre and that's enough for Netflix, gaming etc. Don't we subsidise them enough?"
That would be Netflix in sub standard definition, I assume. I found it just about usable when we had a 3mbps connection.
The Second Coming, and Life everlasting, in Boris’s new paradise (though both might seem more likely to anyone living in a not spot).
Now, I think I’m being overpowered by the smell of the country.
"The lack of MBNA Amex is an ommision. Poundland and now Aldi take no accept Amex so no excuse to miss out miles even on the smallest transaction."
Poundland too? That is good news. My Visa card has been seeing a lot less action since Aldi started taking Amex (normal Amex issued charge card, so works perfectly with Android/Google/Whatever Pay).
“Your post leads one to beleive that we didn't have a complete, flying aircraft before getting Europeon nations involved to increase the size of the order book.“
Indeed. The Eurofighter is essentially a variant of the very British Experimental Aircraft Programme (EAP) from the 80s. It was a very early (earliest?) example of an inherently unstable aircraft design using fly by wire and computers to keep it safely up. A lot of that tech also ended up in the American F22.
The European Airlines have long been a little envious of Turkish who, thanks to their hub at IST, can cover a rather large area with 737s. Beyond Europe, there’s a market for point to point business between smaller airports. Not forgetting the possibility of an all business cabin on some routes.
“Fake news! No Russian interference in US elections! Sad!”
It’s Obama’s fault! It was Hilary that did it!
But are none too happy when the boot is on the other foot? I wish them all the best :-/
You think the Texas tech sector is significantly less liberal than Silicon Valley? Perhaps outside of the major urban centres. Guns are often allowed though.
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